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INAUGURATION TRIVIA HUNT

DIRECTIONS: Directions: Study Presidential Inaugurations: Some Precedents and Notable Events to learn some fascinating first facts about past U.S. presidential inaugurations. Use the information to answer the questions below.

  1. Who was the first president to be inaugurated on January 20?


  2. Who was the first president to be inaugurated at the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.?


  3. Who was the first president to take the Oath of Office in the White House?


  4. Who was the first president to ride in a car to and from his inaugural ceremony?


  5. Who was the first president to have his inauguration broadcast on television?


  6. Who was the first president to have his inauguration broadcast live on the Internet?


  7. Who was the first president to wear long pants for his swearing-in ceremony?


  8. Which president's inauguration is believed to have been the first one photographed?


  9. Who was the first president to have his inauguration broadcast on radio?


  10. Who was the first president to take the Oath of Office outdoors in Washington, D.C.?

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